.TH stoker_ping 8 "5 September 2008" "version 0.91" "Stoker Manual"
.SH NAME
stoker (ping) \- test to see if hosts are reachable
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B stoker
[OPTIONS] <machine(s)> ping [options] [args]

.B stoker
<\-a | \-\-all> [OPTIONS] ping [options] [args]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The stoker(8) ping command uses ping(8) to send ICMP ECHO requests to remote
hosts, for the purpose of determining if a host is alive.
Global OPTIONS, including selection of parallel operation, are documented
in the man page for stoker(8).
.SH COMMAND OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-c <count>
Send <count> ICMP ECHO requests (default: 1)
.TP
.B \-W <timeout>
Wait <timeout> seconds for a reply (default: 10)
.SH ARGUMENTS
Optional arguments may be specified in the form required by ping(8).
.SH EXAMPLE
.TP
Check to see which hosts are running:
.B stoker -a -q ping
.SH EXIT STATUS
Stoker returns the exit status of ping(8).
.SH SEE ALSO
stoker(8), ping(8)
.SH AUTHOR
Mike Murphy (mamurph@cs.clemson.edu)
.SH DISCLAIMER
This material is based upon work supported under a National Science
Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this
publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the
views of the National Science Foundation.
